Venturing east from Memphis, we
headed for the Country Music Capitol of the World. Arriving in Nashville we
were greeted by Brian’s childhood friend Tyler, his girlfriend Jess and their
pug, Doug who were gracious enough to let us stay with them during the remainder
of our time in Tennessee. On the agenda for our first night was to get a feel
for the city; we enjoyed a delicious meal at a Mexican restaurant and then went
to a local bar for some darts and ring toss. While at the bar we learned about
the Southern male dress code (khaki shorts, polo shirt and boat shoes) and also
discovered that Kaila is quite the ringer at darts.
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| We Won at Darts! |
The next day we enjoyed breakfast
and then headed home to play Nerts (a card game we had introduced to them the
night before). Like us, Tyler and Jess are competitive when it comes to cards.
Needless to say, we spent hours playing throughout the weekend. That night we
ventured into downtown to experience a Nashville institution: the honky-tonk. We
decided on the trailer park themed bar (Astroturf flooring, a car on blocks and
cheap Natural Light beer). While there we listened to live country music and
relished in the overall experience.
On our last day in town Tyler and
Jess took us to another famous landmark: the Grand Ole Opry and Opryland Hotel.
Through we did not tour the Opry House we were able to get a sense of its
history and magnitude by walking through the hotel and giant atrium filled with
restaurants, waterways and gardens. Escaping the massive thunderstorms which
had plagued us all weekend, we went home for a brief interlude before trying
our hand at trivia again. Although we did better than in Memphis, we still
managed to crash and burn.
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| Us Outside the Grand Ole Opry |
While in Nashville we saw many of
the main tourist sites and, because of our great hosts, also got a glimpse into
the life of a Nashville local. We had a great time experiencing the city and we
never thought we would be so sad to leave a pug.
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| Doug's Sorrowful Goodbye |
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